# Accident 19750901030909A: Kinner SPORTSTERB1, Kysers Ridge, MD, September 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1975
- Place: Kysers Ridge, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.6937° N, 79.2481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keysers Ridge, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6937&lon=-79.2481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kinner SPORTSTER B-1 (registry code 4940204, https://openairdocs.org/model/kinner-sportster-b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner B5 series (registry code 37501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERB1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,775 total, 200 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750901030909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK HILL WHILE ATMTG 180 DEG TURN. PILOT-METRO COND NOT ADEQUATE FOR TRRN ASSESSMENT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD76FIG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG04), Sep 1, 1975: Kinner B-1 (N727W), Kysers Ridge, MD, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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